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In brief: MA payments, tech stage, device risk, Cardinal acquisition

February 2, 2024HME News Staff

WASHINGTON – CMS has released a Calendar Year 2025 Advance Notice for the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Programs that would pave the way for payments to MA plans to increase on average by 3.7%, or more than $16 billion, from 2024 to 2025.  “CMS continues to ensure that Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans remain strong, stable and affordable offerings,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. “The Advance Notice upholds...

Advanced Diabetes Supply, Cardinal Health, FreeStyle Libre, Medicare Advantage, MK Battery, Rolko North America


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ADS adds Libre 2 Plus sensor

January 31, 2024HME News Staff

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Advanced Diabetes Supply (ADS), a national distributor of diabetes devices under the ADS and US MED brands, is now carrying the new FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus sensor, the first DME provider in the country to offer consumers the 15-day sensor. “The FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus is an exciting advancement in diabetes health technology and is the only 15-day non-implantable continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor in the U.S.,” said Bill Mixon, CEO of ADS. “As leading...

Advanced Diabetes Supply, Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), FreeStyle Libre


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Abbott, WeightWatchers team up on new app 

September 19, 2023HME News Staff

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., and NEW YORK – Abbott and WeightWatchers have announced the availability of a connected app to help people living with diabetes understand how food and activity impact their glucose levels. WW members who follow the WW Diabetes-Tailored Plan can now access their glucose data from Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2, a continuous glucose monitoring system, within their WW app. "Clinical data shows that healthy weight loss leads to a reduction of average glucose, which is important...

Abbott, Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), Diabetes, FreeStyle Libre, WeightWatchers


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Medicare beneficiaries can now access FreeStyle Libre 3

August 4, 2023HME News Staff

ABBOTT PARK, Ill. – Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 3 reader is now available to Medicare beneficiaries. The reader features a small, thin and discreet sensor, and can also be used by patients who may not have a compatible smartphone. "FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring systems are prescribed by more doctors for their Medicare patients than any other system," said Jared Watkin, senior vice president for Abbott's diabetes care business. "With recent coverage expansion, there are...

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A Jonas, a CGM and a look to the future

April 19, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

One of the members of an online diabetes forum I’m in generated much excitement last week when she posted a pic comparing the size of her old FreeStyle Libre sensor with the latest generation, which is about a third of the original’s size.  “Wow!” “Amazing!” That was the general consensus.  Smaller in size means less noticeable (less face it, CGMs, while a thing of beauty in terms of technology and their impact on users’ lives, are not, well,...

Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), Diabetes, FreeStyle Libre


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Abbott issues voluntary correction for FreeStyle Libre devices

April 7, 2023HME News Staff

ABBOTT PARK, Ill. – Abbott in February initiated a voluntary medical device correction for its FreeStyle Libre, FreeStyle Libre 14 day and FreeStyle Libre 2 readers in the United States due to a limited number of reports (0.0017%) over several years of their lithium-ion batteries swelling, infrequently overheating or, in very rare cases, sparking or catching fire. No readers are being physically recalled and customers can continue to use their readers with the Abbott-provided USB cable and...

Abbott, Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), Diabetes, FreeStyle Libre


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Abbott Freestyle Libre receives expanded coverage in Japan

March 30, 2022HME News Staff

ABBOTT PARK, Ill. – Abbott has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for expansion of reimbursement coverage for its FreeStyle Libre system to include all people with diabetes who use insulin at least once a day. The expanded coverage will enable more people with diabetes to access the glucose data needed to manage their condition without the routine fingersticks associated with traditional blood glucose monitoring. "The best health care solution is the...

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FDA approves Libre 2

June 19, 2020HME News Staff

ABBOTT PARK, Ill. - Abbott has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Freestyle Libre 2. The Libre 2 continuously transmits glucose data every minute, and users can set the system to send alarms for too-high or too-low readings. Previously, users had to scan the sensor to get a reading. The system, which is offered at the same price point as the previous version of the Freestyle Libre, will become available in the next several weeks. The FreeStyle Libre was approved for Medicare...

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How 'bout those CGMs? And other modern inconveniences

December 5, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

“How 'bout those CGMs?" I was at the doctor's office today—not the endo's—and the nurse was double-checking I still used the Freestyle Libre. Turns out, she has a Dexcom. I've said it before in this forum: the advances in diabetes tech are game changers. They have forever changed the way diabetes is managed. End game: more time in range (this is a fairly new concept), better AICs. I discussed this recently with several diabetes providers for a recent story...

Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), Dexcom, Diabetes, FreeStyle Libre


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Digital health, Folgers coffee cans and bacon: A day in the Heartland

June 11, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

When last year's Heartland Conference rolled around, I had just gotten my Freestyle Libre and was excited to take it on the road and see how much easier it was to check my blood sugar from the confines of a plane or during a session. Unfortunately, I knocked it off two days prior, courtesy of a doorframe that came at me out of nowhere (rookie mistake). Insurance policies being what they are, I had no way to replace before I took off, alas. Fast forward to this year's event and I can report...

2019, Diabetes, FreeStyle Libre, Heartland Conference, VGM Group


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